“What you Northerners never appreciate . . . is that Texas is so big that you can live your life within its limits and never give a damn
“As Bonaparte would sigh centuries later, it takes very few defeats to unmake a self-made man.”
― To Dare and to Conquer: Special Operations and the Destiny of Nations, from Achilles to Al Qaeda
― To Dare and to Conquer: Special Operations and the Destiny of Nations, from Achilles to Al Qaeda
“It is a sad but unavoidable fact of life," he began, "that as we age our social circles grow smaller. Whether from increased habit or diminished vigor, we suddenly find ourselves in the company of just a few familiar faces.”
― A Gentleman in Moscow
― A Gentleman in Moscow
“See this page of paper? It’s blank,” Scull said. “That, sir, is the most frightening battlefield in the world: the blank page. I mean to fill this paper with decent sentences, sir—this page and hundreds like it. Let me tell you, Colonel, it’s harder than fighting Lee. Why, it’s harder than fighting Napoleon. It requires unremitting attention,”
― Comanche Moon
― Comanche Moon
“My daddy once told me that some of the most miserable people he ever knew were the ones that finally got what they’d always wanted.”
― Cities of the Plain
― Cities of the Plain
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